Thursday, March 08, 2012

The rich man and Lazarus...

"If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead." - Luke 16:31

If Moses and the prophets and traditional Christian morality is rejected and redefined - in other words, disbelieved, while the Resurrection is denied...

The rich man didn't see Lazarus:

One Thursday evening, while having supper and watching an episode of 30 Rock, Jenna walked up to Liz, who was talking with a nerdy type guy she knew from school. Jenna started talking as if Liz was all alone and not engaged. Liz asked her if she noticed she was talking to someone - Genna responded "I don't see people who look like that."

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I always thought this statement was telling about us as people: "If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead." - Luke 16:31

I hear over and over again from people I know that "nobody knows what happens at death" which is true to a certain extent but yet there are mystics and saints who have a lot to say about the subject. However, the point is that even if someone (one of their loved ones perhaps) were to come back and tell them to change their lives, I'm uncertain that in itself would be enough. I think the pull to do things "our own way" is so strong that even if a soul were to return from the dead to say "change your ways" I don't know whether people would respond. a fallen away self described gay psychologist who I know always makes the comment that "denial is a wonderful thing". unfortunately, it (denial) can also land you in hell.

think the pull to do things "our own way" is so strong that even if a soul were to return from the dead to say "change your ways" I don't know whether people would respondI am reading a Right to be Merry by Mother Mary Francis PCC. She says that : "self will is said to die only fifteen minutes before we do--or is it fifteen minutes after! At any rate, the feeling of being Captain of this ship, mistress of one's own affairs, is the last luxury nature is willing to forgo."

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